Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.

 

 

Magazine Issue

Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO July, 2016

VOL. 178 NO. 25 June 20, 2016

Maintenance Check

article

Internet of Things: Fueling Unprecedented Change

Jun 16, 2016
MRO providers are expecting big things from the Internet of Things, reaping the benefits of big data analytics.

News Briefs and Contracts

article

Inside MRO News Briefs And Contracts, July 2016

Jun 16, 2016
Lufthansa Technik and Malaysia Airlines To Form MRO Joint Venture

Safety & Regulatory

article

FAA Formalizing V2500 Disk Inspection Program

Jun 16, 2016
Nearly 1,000 disks in U.S. alone must be checked
article

IATA Unveils New Method To Assess Fatality Risk

Jun 16, 2016
Safety report from IATA uses new tool to calculate fatality risk for commercial flights, which remains very low.
article

British Find Problems With Flight Data Monitoring

Jun 16, 2016
Investigators in Britain are finding multiple problems impairing flight data monitoring equipment on some aircraft.
article

Pitot Tube Problems Receiving Ongoing Scrutiny

Jun 17, 2016
Recent incidents in Ireland and Ausralia involving pitot tube anomalies prompt attention from regulators.
article

Fast-Tracked CRJ Airworthiness Directive

Jun 17, 2016
More than 500 Bombardier CRJs must have engine pylon fasteners checked in the U.S. alone.
article

Opinon: FAA Trips Itself Up With AD Legal Interpretation

Jun 17, 2016
As the Aeronautical Repair Station Association points out, the FAA misunderstands the relationship among the design, production, maintenance and operating rules in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Airline Insight

article

South African Airways Technical Seeks To Expand

Jun 17, 2016
SAAT’s operations head talks to Inside MRO about his companies status and plans for the future, illuminating potential problems in staffing facing all MROs.

Technology

article

Internet Of Things Can Be Beneficial To Airline MROs

Jun 15, 2016
The growing number of sensors on engines and components generate unprecedented amounts of data that MRO teams must manage; new technologies can help put this data to work in real-time.
article

IoT: Ending Unscheduled Maintenance

Jun 17, 2016
The Internet of Things is at the tipping point for aviation to deliver unprecedented transformation—quickly.
article

IoT Startups Eye Data, Sensor-Heavy Aviation Sector

Jun 16, 2016
With billions of connected devices across the world strengthening the business case for IoT, related startup companies are increasingly working with commercial aviation entities to drive home its benefits.
article

Gogo Broadens Its Business To Harness IoT Capabilities

Jun 16, 2016
Gogo is poised to be one of the big Internet of Things players in connected aviation.

Propulsion

article

Behind The Scenes Of P&W’s PW1000G MRO Plan

Jul 07, 2016
The long-term prosperity of the plan rests squarely on how the geared turbofan engines will be maintained and supported.

Operations

article

AFI KLM E&M, Safran Insource Component-repair Venture

Jun 17, 2016
New joint venture for component repair between AFI KLM E&M and Safran aims at returning outsourced work to France.
article

Latin American Airlines Scrutinize Purchasing To Weather Downturn

Jun 15, 2016
Economic instability in Latin America is causing the region’s airlines to seek greater efficiency in their purchasing and supply chain management.

Industry Focus

article

State Of Single European Sky Project: Glass Half-Full

Jun 17, 2016
After years of effort, Single European Sky makes progress, though there is still a long way to go.

Aircraft Analysis

article

Embraer Smaller Regional Jets, Fueled By Cheap Oil, Soar On

Jun 17, 2016
Rising fuel costs are a concern, but other threats to the 50-seater’s existence have emerged.

Engineered

MRO Links

article

Tooling Requirements For Leap And GTF

Jun 16, 2016
CFM’s Leap and Pratt & Whitney’s PW1000 are different engines, with different tooling support needs.

Viewpoint

article

Opinion: The Internet Of Outcomes For Aviation

Jun 17, 2016
Aircraft connectivity promises big gains from big data, but who will provide the analytics needed to make that a reality?